Annie is a 20-year-old ILCA 6 (laser radial) sailor. She has been a member of the RCYC since 2015. She grew up learning how to race through the junior club program, and has spent every summer sailing with her parents on their boat a passion she continues to this day! She started sailing ILCA 6s when she was 14 and has been racing them ever since. She was part of the Ontario Sailing Team from 2019-2023 and has been a member of the Canadian Sailing Development Squad since 2023.
Throughout her youth career, she placed 10th at her first Open Youth World Championships, and she completed 3 ISAF Youth Worlds, 2 of which she placed in the top 12, marking the best result since 2009 at that event. She won a bronze medal at the Canada Summer Games in 2022, and was awarded the Bill Burke Memorial Youth Sailor of the Year Award for 2020, 2021 and 2022! More recently, she placed 15th out of 80 competitors at the 2024 Under 21 World Championships in Viana Do Castelo, Portugal - the best Canadian result in the event’s history.
2026 Season and Goals
As a full-time athlete, Annie is entering the 2026 season as a competitor in the Senior Fleet. She will be racing on the senior international circuit, including the Trofeo SAR Princess Sofia (World Cup) in Palma de Mallorca, French Olympic Week (World Cup) in Hyères, France, the San Pedro OCR (World Cup) in Los Angeles, and the World Championships in Ireland. With the first Olympic qualification event scheduled for January 2027, she is looking forward to seeing where she stands this year, with a clear focus on training and consistency.
Her long-term dream is to keep representing Canada internationally and campaign for the 2028 and 2032 Olympic Games.
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Recent Results (all ILCA 6):
2025
- ILCA North American Grand Prix Standings – 4th Overall, 1st Female
- Senior Canadian Championships – 2nd / 23
- North American Championships – 5th / 96 (3rd Female, 2nd Canadian)
- Women’s Kiel Week Grand Slam – 30th / 88
- Midwinter’s East – 5th / 150 (2nd Female, 1st Canadian)
2024
- U21 World Championships – 15th / 80 (1st Canadian)
- Midwinter’s East – 9th / 102 (2nd Female, 1st Canadian)
- North American Championships – 13th / 100 (3rd Female, 3rd Canadian)
2023
- ISAF Youth World Championships – 11th / 46
- Sail Canada Youth & Senior Championships – 6th / 143 (1st Female)
2022
- Youth World Championships (Texas, USA) – 10th / 50 (1st Canadian)
- ISAF Youth World Championships (The Hague, NED) – 12th / 56
2021
- ISAF Youth World Championships (Oman) – 22nd / 46
- CORK International – 6th / 138 (1st Female)
2026 Training Plan Overview
Annie’s 2026 Yearly Training Plan (YTP) includes approximately 130 on-the-water training days from January to September, with a goal of reaching 180 days over the full year.
- Green: On-the-water training
- Orange: TBD regattas / training
- Pink: Regattas
- Red: Peak event of the year
Outside of training camps, Annie maintains a structured gym program five days per week - including four double-session days. She takes her health, recovery, and nutrition seriously, and she enjoys testing new recipes and learning new ways to manage her health and fatigue through food!
